Being Mortal: A Discussion About Medicine and What Matters in the End

Start Date
Tue, 4/14/2015
Start Time
7:00pm
End Date
Tue, 4/14/2015
Location
FSU College of Medicine Auditorium
Area
Central Campus
City
Tallahassee
State
Florida
Directions

1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL

Event Type
Other
Event Host
Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law
Event Sponsor
Big Bend Hospice
Introduction

National Health Care Decisions Day

This event is free to attend and free copies of advanced directives will be available.

Event Flier [pdf]

Description

Thomas Jennings of FRONTLINE follows renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Dr. Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with patients who are nearing the end of life. In conjunction with Gawande's new best-selling book, "Being Mortal," the film explores how the medical profession can better help people navigate the final chapters of their lives with confidence, direction and purpose.

Guest Speaker and Discussion Facilitator: Rev. James L. Brooks, author of “The Unbroken Circle: A Toolkit for Congregations Around Illness, End of Life and Grief”; Named as one of Five, “Emerging Leaders” nationally in State Initiatives in End of Life Care by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

 

Topic Area
Health Law
Contact Name
Nicholas Breeding
Contact Email
nicholas.breeding@med.fsu.edu
Contact Phone
850-645-9473

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